Bill Jankunis Explained

Bill Jankunis
Nationality:	American
Hometown:	Staten Island, New York
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	High jump
Birth Date:	29 June 1955

William John Jankunis (born June 29, 1955) is an American athlete.^[1] He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2] Jankunis won the 1976 United States Summer Olympic High Jump Trials on June 28, 1976, at University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium with a jump of 2.28 metres (7 ft. 5 3⁄4 in).^[3]

As a resident of Midland Beach, Jankunis attended New Dorp High School in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York. He was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bill Jankunis . Olympedia . 4 October 2020.
2. Bill Jankunis Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/bill-jankunis-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . December 31, 2017.
3. News: They survived the Trials to make it to Montreal . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . June 28, 1976 . 5B.
4. News: Family and friends honor former New Dorp star and U.S. Olympian Bill Jankunis . April 15, 2019 . Staten Island Advance . June 30, 2016.
5. News: Gordon . Cormac . Forty years later, a little party for under-the-radar Olympian Bill Jankunis . April 15, 2019 . Staten Island Advance . June 27, 2016.